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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I was really looking forward to this book, and I wanted so badly to love it, but there is just so much wrong.
3 pages in, I was ranting about how Sapharia is too stupid to be a business owner. She's opening a cafe for baby dragons, which have no control over their fire, but she insists on wooden and fabric furniture and has a book case. Then bemoans having to rebuy furniture every week. And that's before we are told, repeatedly, that she hates math.
Which brings me to the next point. Entire paragraphs are repeated, sometimes within pages of each other. I understand that sometimes you need to remind readers of key points, but this is minor stuff, like characters being friends with each other.
The lazy world building kills me. If you can even call it world building. It's almost like the entire story was written with dogs, and then swapped to be dragons last minute. There are a lot of references to South Asian culture, and even to the language Urdu. Cell phones and apps are mentioned. But there are dragons, griffins, and other mythical beasts.
I love cozy stories. But these stakes are so low they're nonexistent. Things that should, hypothetically, be stakes just dead end. Plot points that go nowhere. The entire thing with dragon races, which is set up to be the main conflict, is resolved in approximately two pages. Which means that on top of it seeming like the dragons were meant to be dogs, it also seems like this book was meant to be early young adult and they added in sex to give it wider appeal.
Skip it. Don't get your heart broken like I did.
3 pages in, I was ranting about how Sapharia is too stupid to be a business owner. She's opening a cafe for baby dragons, which have no control over their fire, but she insists on wooden and fabric furniture and has a book case. Then bemoans having to rebuy furniture every week. And that's before we are told, repeatedly, that she hates math.
Which brings me to the next point. Entire paragraphs are repeated, sometimes within pages of each other. I understand that sometimes you need to remind readers of key points, but this is minor stuff, like characters being friends with each other.
The lazy world building kills me. If you can even call it world building. It's almost like the entire story was written with dogs, and then swapped to be dragons last minute. There are a lot of references to South Asian culture, and even to the language Urdu. Cell phones and apps are mentioned. But there are dragons, griffins, and other mythical beasts.
I love cozy stories. But these stakes are so low they're nonexistent. Things that should, hypothetically, be stakes just dead end. Plot points that go nowhere. The entire thing with dragon races, which is set up to be the main conflict, is resolved in approximately two pages. Which means that on top of it seeming like the dragons were meant to be dogs, it also seems like this book was meant to be early young adult and they added in sex to give it wider appeal.
Skip it. Don't get your heart broken like I did.
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really wanted to like this, the concept has so much potential. But I just couldn’t get into it. Very bland characters, no substance, plots points that went nowhere.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Such a cute book! Adorable baby dragons plus a cute and cozy romance? Yes, please! I felt like I was transplanted to Stars Hollow if magical creatures lived there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
lighthearted
fast-paced